This is not just limited to physicians but to all health care professionals

“Burnout is a response to chronic stressors that wear on a person over time – not acute ones such as a big event or a big change” Christina Maslack, PhD

According to John Kabat-Zinn Mindfulness is “The awareness that emerges through paying attention, in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally, to the unfolding of experience moment to moment.”

Conclusion 1

Although the rates of chronic stress and burnout among physicians are rising, practicing mindfulness can reduce burnout and increase empathy